I'll have better more detailed pics up later today. But to answer your questions...

DW gets a LOT of boom out of their toms. I was nervous at first but now am thrilled that I went with 14 & 16 inch toms. They sound INCREDIBLE. Very deep. Also easier to carry due to a slightly smaller size. They also make the 26" kick look even bigger.

It was a custom ordered Collectors series maple kit. I placed the order in late July and got it 09/30/11. It came out even better than I thought it would. The phone pic I published doesn't really do it justice. The 13" rack tom is a VLT, 14" floor is a X, 16" floor is a VLX, and the bass is standard.

Awesome; what kind of Tama snare is that. You thinkin about a DW to go with it?

I LOVE the Tama snare! Its a Metalworks 6.5"x13" in brushed nickel and its sounds awesome. Maybe next year I'll get a 6 or 6.5x14 DW bronze snare. Right now I'm thrilled with the Tama. It's comfortable at 13" within the set up.

how do you like the pitch progression between 13->14->16? i'd thought something more common with that size bass drum would be 13->16->18, or 14->16->18.

looks beautiful though!

I went with smaller tom sizes to reduce cost. I don't regret it one bit! They sound much deeper than they look. I actually did some research and got the sizes from Vince Neil's former drummer Vik Foxx (Modern Drummer, Nov. 1993) who had the same size floor toms on both sides but actually played a 28" bass drum. His rack tom was a 10x12, while mine is a 9x13.

I took over the kid's lounge (she NEVER used it) and turned it into a mancave/woodshed. My drumkit "Mjolnir" now has a new home. I had to pull it out of the warm garage as the wrap/finish ply started to slightly bubble on the top of the bass drum.. Luckily, I was able to work the bubble out to where you can't tell at all. I decorated the room as well as I could and YES, I know the walls are purple. I will repaint them when I have the time. For now, it's good enough.

The kit sounds absolutely AMAZING! I had a real pro come over and help me tune it. The bass drum sounds as big as it looks. As far as the snare, it is incredible. The crack sounds much better than I ever thought it would for a metal snare drum. I though about getting a DW brass snare in the future, but as of now I placed that idea aside because I'm so happy with the Tama. We started out a little on the high/tight side for the snare and then slowly tuned down a bit to where we thought the crack was just right. Eventually, I'd like to get some recording software so everyone can hear how well it sounds. Thank you all for your compliments. I appreciate them as I am really proud of my kit. Having something this special makes relearning that much more fun.

Still working on "Valhalla" my drum room/man cave. Looks like I'll paint over the Christmas Holiday, but in the meantime I added more goodies...

The art work is by one of may favorite artists, Dave Stevens. That cup that says "Sixx" was Nikki Sixx's water cup from the Greatest Hits Tour. It holds all the tickets to every concert I've ever been to. The open drawer has my stash of old magazines including VH Inside, Circus, etc., and finally there is my stash of Modern Drummer magazines.